The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-07-28

Inc contractors have gone to work On
the GAINESVILLE and Oxford railroad. and
1t may nov be regarded as certainty the
ROAD Will he completed in less than twelve
months. It's completion will not only give
oxford boom, but will he of great ad-
vantage to Henderson.
There was grand picnic at Worthams
Mineral Spring on Friday last, two or three
hundred people in attendance, and all
happy But Notwithstanding this, our Devil
who went had to help pay for the music,
so we suppose, it was understood the
Devil was to pay there"
4 good many of our tobacconists, now.
believe there is veay little more tobacco to
come III, and are fixing up to go off for a
little recreation. In addition TO the Dele
gates appointed to attend the Tobacco Con
yention at Morehead, it is probable several
more Of our buyers Will attend.
Rev. Mr.. Arnold, assisted by Rev. Mr..
Norman of Raleigh, on Sunday last raised
athousand dollars Isl ,O00) by subscription,
for the completion of the new Methodist
Church. Mr.. Arnold will be absent from
his charge for several weeks, Mr.. Watson
Of JoneSboro filling his pulpit during the
time.
w. l.. Thorp, Hilliardston. Nash Co,
adyertiseS a fine farm for sale at that place.
We know of no better fixed up farm than
this in that section, the number of new
barns, feed hOues, pack houses, good soil,
healthfulness, and the excellence of the
neighborhood making it a truly desirable
| home.
The many friends of Ed. T. Peoples hear
with regret of his continued sickness. Ed
has been here with NJ. f. q. Davis for
three Or four years, and both here and III
the country the name OF his friends is le-
giOn, all of whom hope for his early re-
c0yery, and sight of his genial face and
a clasp Of his generous hand.
Messrs Currn Bros, just below the
GOLD LEAF Office. keep lot Of extra good
driving horses and bugges for hire at rea-
sOnable prices. We are under obligation
to them for free ride home when sick,
and when our girl comes to town, we want
to hire the same turnout and see if we
can't cut as big a swell as some of the
other boys.
Mr.. Willie L. Watkins, now Of Tyler
| Texas who has been here with his family
on a visit of several weeks to his mother
and brothers, left for home on Monday. He
has many friends here who are always
glad to see him, and we rejoice alike at his
and the Rowland Bros. success in their far
off home. The GOLD LEAF will go to them
weekly and we hope they will let us hear
from them occasionally.
In discussion on the street the other day
as to how hard a lick could be hit with the
naked fist, an old gentleman of about 70
of known piety and truthfulness, "downed
us all - by stating that when he was a
boy, he knew man named FOrsythe, liv-
ing in Orange county, who dealt such ter
rife blows, that by special act of the Leg
islature of North Carolina, his fist was
made an atnlaWful aoeGpon."
Our Board of trade have elected the fol-
lowing gentlemen to at end as delegates,
the Tobacco Convention which meets at
Morehead City, August 18th, S. Watkins.
w. ii. Smoot, J. p. Taylor, E. G.. Barnes
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Walker, J. D. Cooper, S. r. Harris, Owen
Davis and 9. A. Lewis. This is the first
general convention of tobacco men held
in the State and its results may, and
doubtless will he of great advantage to the
tobacco interest generaliy-buyers ware
housemen and farmers.
We send this week copies of the paper
to friends who have been kind enough to
say we saved them money while connected
with warehouse, by keeping them in
formed about the prices of tobacco, &c,
through series of years. If they really APP
preciate what we then did for them, at the
expense of our salary and will send us their
subscription to the GOLD LEAF, we will
contiue to keep them posted in every way
we could do by personal visits. Notice,
we publish the weekly order of sales, of
itself, frequently worth more than the
price of the paper. Let us hear from you
at once.
From reports received from almost very
section, Monday the 18th, was a day of
unprecedented heat. Factory hands, car
penters, mechanics of all sorts in many
places had to quit work? In some places
there were many deaths both Of people and
horses, the thermometer ranging from 1Oi
to 115 degrees. In Richmond ESQ says the
Whig) bread was baked on the roof of a
house 1t is some cooler as we write, but
even now we have to hold sponge under
us to keep the pencil marks from being
flooded. If the changing of the name of the
hot place to "Shoel " has anything to do
with this, for Heavens sake, let us go back
to the old version.
Picnic AT WORTHAMs SPR1NG-We
sinccrally regret our inability to avail our
self of the kind invitation to attend the
picnic at WOrtham's Spring on Friday last
A day of country air, cool mineral water,
with music and good dinner, would GER
tainly have been enjoyed, as much by us
as by the many who were fortunate enough
to attend, and our inability to get there was
the more regretted after hearing the boys
talk of the pleasant time had.
REMovED.-MrS. j. W. Edwards desires
TO give notice that she has moved from her
late place of residence back of the Epis-
copal church to Moss Hill, next to Mr.. A
II. WOrtham'S, where persons wishing sew